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Everything about HTTP header injection
Web application security vulnerability
HTTP header injection is a general class of web application security vulnerability which occurs when Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) headers are dynamically generated based on user input. Header injection in HTTP responses can allow for HTTP response splitting, session fixation via the Set-Cookie header, cross-site scripting (XSS), and malicious redirect attacks via the location header. XSS attacks can be blocked with the use of a browser extension such as NoScript or Malwarebytes Browser Guard. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: HTTP header injectionA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: The web application hacker's handbookThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Go sideways: HTTP response splittingA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Cross-site scriptingA closely related topic
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đź“š Books worth reading
The web application hacker's handbookDafydd Stuttard, Marcus Pinto · 2007
Learning PHP, MySQL & JavaScriptRobin Nixon · 2009
RESTful Java with JAXRS 20Bill Burke · 2013
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